Ouigo España

Ouigo España[1] is an open-access operator, that operates high-speed services between Madrid and Barcelona in Spain. It is a subsidiary of SNCF, the French national railway company, and uses its trademark Ouigo.

Ouigo España
Legal statusSociedad Anónima Unipersonal
HeadquartersCalle Alfonso XII, 62, Madrid
Websitehttps://www.ouigo.com/es/

History

The company was founded on December 13, 2018, under the name of Rielsfera S.A., and on September 28, 2020, it changed its name to Ouigo España S.A.,[2] in line with the Ouigo brand, previously introduced in France for low-cost services. Before using the Ouigo brand, Rielsfera considered using the Falbalá brand.[3]

After the process initiated by Adif anticipating the liberalization of passenger rail transport, in November 2020 it signed the framework agreement that grants it capacity in the main high-speed corridors.[4]

As part of the liberalization of rail passenger transport in Spain, the SNCF has also been offering Ouigo services there since May 2021.[5] Initially, five pairs of Ouigo trains will connect Barcelona with Madrid, and connections from Madrid to Valencia, Alicante, Malaga and Seville are also planned for a later date. 14 TGV Duplex sets are used.[6][7][8][9] Ouigo is in competition with the national railway Renfe's low-price brand Avlo, which began service in June 2021, and Iryo (owned by Air Nostrum and Trenitalia) which started in 2022.[10]

Services

Routes

As of March 2022, Ouigo España operates a single route between Madrid Atocha, Zaragoza–Delicias, Tarragona, and Barcelona Sants.

Rolling stock

9 TGV Euroduplex trainsets are used for the service. Unlike those used by Ouigo in France, these trainsets still have the conventional SNCF TGV inOui interior.

See also

References
  1. Romero, Víctor (2020-09-22). "La mujer que conduce el 'AVE francés' en España: "Nuestra entrada beneficia a Renfe"". El Confidencial.
  2. "Rielsfera SA Cambio de denominación social" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (193): 35988. 5 October 2020. ISSN 0214-9958.
  3. "La SNCF competirá con Renfe con el servicio Ouigo España". 22 September 2020.
  4. Adif AV (11 May 2020). "La presidenta de Adif AV firma los Acuerdos Marco con las empresas ferroviarias".
  5. Emil Nefzger (2021-02-15). "Preiskampf auf der Schiene, Billigzug statt Billigflieger". Der Spiegel.
  6. David Haydock (2020-12-10). "Ouigo Spain delays start date". railjournal.com.
  7. Les Echos: La SNCF lance la bataille des TGV low cost en Espagne, 22 September 2020, retrieved 22 September 2020 (in French)
  8. Javier Fernández Magariño (2020-09-22). "SNCF estrenará la alta velocidad Ouigo en España el 15 de marzo con 10.000 billetes a 1 euro" (in Spanish).
  9. "Spanien: SNCF OUIGO startet ihren ersten Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr in Spanien". LOK Report. Lokomotive Fachbuchhandlung GmbH. 2021-05-10.
  10. Clinnick, Richard (2021-06-23). "Renfe launches low-cost Madrid - Barcelona high-speed service". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 2022-08-12.


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